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Dick Durbin: “The Bureau of Immigration came out with a ruling that DACA…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Senator Durbin Delivers Remarks on DHS Funding Proposal

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

… $600 fee and going through a criminal background check so that you can continue to work in the United States and not be deported. So what happened? Two weeks ago, The Bureau of Immigration came out with a ruling that DACA no longer protected these individuals. How many were affected? Originally, 800,000 plus. Today, somewhere in the range of 500,000. They run the very real risk now that if they try to sign up again for … (02:36–02:43)

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Asserts that a ruling stated DACA no longer protects its recipients.

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